Weed Control

The Weed Control Act
of Alberta directs that all landowners are responsible for keeping
weeds under control. This also includes the municipality. The MD of
Taber shall control weeds and invasive species on the properties under
our control, and cooperate with private landowners/tenants in weed
control to do so as well.

Priorities

Roadside Spraying

Weed and grass Control on less travelled roads (PW)

Weed Control on new or re-built roads (twice yearly)

Weed control along water courses/public lands (cooperating with SRD)

Bio Weed control releases on sensitive lands

Weed control within Hamlets, Parks, Cemeteries and Landfills (when required)

Contracted Weed control along CPR lines within the municipality

Contracted Weed control along highways (Volker Stevin)

How Did the Agricultural Service Board (ASB) Arrive at This List of Priorities?
We did it by Listening to our local ratepayer concerns and responses from the 2009 Integrated Community Sustainability Questionnaire.

Roadside Weed control will be carried out every year with the ASB objective to cover every municipal road every year. All applications are carried out by certified applicators following both the IVMAA Standards and Good Practices Protocol and Alberta Environments “Code of Practice” for Safe use and handling of Pesticides.

The municipality will be divided into 3 districts for the purpose of weed control, and each district will receive a different application of herbicide and will be sprayed at a different time during the growing season. This rotation will be used to reduce any herbicide resistance concerns and allow the Agriculture staff to focus on specific weeds or vegetation within each weed control district.
Equipment Used for Weed Control
The following equipment is used for Weed Control: